Decalcomania



May 19, 1942.

C. B. WILKERSON DECALCOMANIA Filed Jan. 19, 1940 2 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR. Y @ZarazcaEf/fiZ/ieraom 7 ATTORNEYS May 19, 1942. c. B. WILKERSON DEGALCOMANIA Filed Jan. 19, 1940 2 Sfieets-Sheet 2 5 INVENTOR. I Clarerzcafi lull/25216022 fl g i & I 7444.423;

ATTORNEYS Patented May 19, 1942 oFsIca DECALCOMANIA Clarence B. Wilkerson, Chicago, Ill., assignor, by

mesne assignments, of one-half to Davis,

Lindsey, Smith & Shouts, Chicago, 11]., a part- I nership Application 1mm 19, 1940, Serial No. 314,691

15 Claims.

My invention relates to decalcomanias and method of making the same.

.One of the objects of my invention is to provide "an improved, decorative decalcomania which has a so-called flocked surface, which is of a simple form, may be easily, cheaply and quickly made, may be easily and quickly applied, and which serves its intended purpose in a highly efllcient manner. V I

Another object is to provide a transferable decalcomania by which anything of animate or inanimate nature capable of illustrative reproduction may be realistically reproduced illustratively with respect to form, color, dress and other distinguishing design characteristics. v

A further obiectis to provide a decalcomania including a floc material colored in such a manner as to produce a third-dimensional effect with certain of the design surfaces thereof standing out in relief.

Still another object is to provide a decalcomania having a flocked surface of such character that color, shape, line and other characteristics of the completed design and the component parts thereof are produced by the application of coatings of colored lacquer or like material to the flocked surface after application of the latter.

A further object is to provide a decalcomania having a flocked surface treated in such a manner that the surface appearance or texture of various objects is capable of being reproduced in a realistic manner.

Another object is to provide a decalcomania adapted for ornamentation purposes and having a flocked surface of such character that various colors and. color combinations may be applied thereto in the formation of the decalcomania design by overlapping color film surfaces, thereby producing various color effects including blends, tints, shadows and high lights that are highly desirable for realistic reproduction.

7 An additional object is to provide the foregoing color features by applying a'- translucent dyed lacquer or the-like material. of varying colors to.

component and preshaped parts or areas of the flocked surface with certain of the coatings overlapping at least in part.

Other objects are to provide a simple, efficient and inexpensive method of making a flocked decalcomania and by which all of the foregoing gated areas thereof are separately colored by a dyed lacquer or like material of such character that different color schemes may be provided by merely overlapping color areas in appropriate sequence; to provide a method of the foregoing character by which the dye material vmay be effectively applied to segregated parts of the flocked surface without crossbleeding of the material of one surface into another surface; and to provide a method by which all of the color schemes are accomplished in accordance with established color derivation practiceby merely overlapping color areas, permitting the dye materials of such overlapping areas to blend together and produce color, similarly, in effect only, to the mixing of materials to produce color.

'Other objects and advantages will become apparent as this description progresses and by reference tothe drawings, wherein- Figures 1 to 5, inclusive, are top plan illustrating successive'steps of making a decalcomania in accordance with my invention; and

Fig. -6"is an enlarged, trahsverse, sectional view of the finished decalcomania shown in Fig, 5, the size and thickness ofvarious parts thereof being exaggerated, to facilitate explanation of my invention. 7 v n In carrying out my invention, the design to be transferred is mounted upon anordinary piece of decalcomanla paper which is provided with an adhesive surface. This adhesive, preferably, takes the form of a glue solublein water and, as is well known, the decalcomania is detachable by features and advantages may be realized; to provide a method of making a decalcomania of the foregoing character wherein uncolored floc material is applied throughout the surface of the merely wettingthrough thepaper and releasing the adhesive surface so that the transfer design may be slid therefrom.

After selecting a properly sized piec'e'fof decal-i coma'nia' paper I apply to the adhesivej urface thereof, preferably' by .the' silk screen stencil method, a coating of clear'lacquer or the like materiahwhich coating has, the general, and somewhat larger, outline shape of the decalcomania design to be formed. material, preferably, takes the form of a nitrocellulose or, cellulose acetate lacquer having therein a plasticlzerapproximating ten to fifteen percent by volume. Other materials such as various kinds of decalcomania varnish may be employed so long as they meet the requirements herein set forth. The plasticizer may take the form of glycerine, castor-oil or any other well known form of material adapted to control the flowability of the lacquer as well as its plasticity in the finished product to prevent cracking and the.

decalcomania design surface and definitely segre- @5 like, This material which serves as a carrier film views -type used for.this purpose.

for the remainder of the decalcomania design is insoluble in water and will tenaciously adhere to the adhesive surface of the paper base. While, as shown in the specific illustration of the drawings, I employ a clear uncolored material for this coating, it is to be understood that such material may be dyed-or pigmented where desired, particularly where coloration suitably coincides with the design effects which the user desires to attain.

After the carrier lacquer film has properly set or becomes dry, so to speak, I next apply another lacquer or the like coating which is of pigmented form and which I will refer to as the fioc-supporting fllm. This material preferably takes the form of a white pigmented lacquer, such, for example, as a pigmented nitrocellulose or pigmented cellulose acetate lacquer, the particular material depending upon thecharacter of the ,material employedfor the carrier film. It is desired that this lacquer coatingfuse or bond with the carrier film. The floc-supporting film is,

preferably, applied by the silk screen stencil method and it follows the exact border outline of the completed dedalcomania design in all shape and dimensional respects. I preferably employ a white pigmented coating in this instance since, in carrying out my invention, a normally white, noncolored floc material (which is later colored to produce desired color effects) is preferably applied to the floc-supporting film. However, where the color combinations of the completed design permit, the floc-supporting film may be given color. In other words, the color of the floc-supporting film should be such as to avoid all tendency to destroy or change the color effect sought by giving color to thefloc. The lacquer or like material employed for the flocsupporting film should include a plasticizer similar to that of the carrier film, and it is, preferably, given an increased adhesive quality by add 'ing thereto a natural gum (Cumar) or a synthetic gum base of any desired and well known While the materials above mentioned are well suited for the flocsupporting film, I may also employ any material having an oil,. japan or like base with a white or other-suitable pigment therein; or I may employ any synthetic resin material having a white or other pigment therein-all of which materials are bondable or fusible with the material of the carrier film.

While the floc-supportingcoating is in a socalled wet, tacky and adhesive condition, a white,

preferably, bleached floc material is applied thereto in any well known manner by which the floc-supporting film receives and holds its full capacity of such material. Any excess floc that is applied may be removed in any desired manner such as by bumping, shaking and the like. The fioc material is, preferably, of fibrous form, and it may beformed from silk, wool, cotton,

rayon or any other material suit-able for thispurpose. The fibers are, of course, of finely divided form and they'will become embedded in and adhere to the floc-supporting coating in a rather compact manner. The length of the floc material may be varied'in different designs or in the same design, the effect of which is to give a variable dept-h efiect as may be desired in many instances. This floc material is sometimes referred to as tufting, and it is understood that tufting or any other material of like character, so long as the other. characteristics re- After the floc material has been applied, the

floc-supporting'fllm is permitted to set or dry or harden, so to speak, and after this has taken place and the excess floc material removed, the white, uncolored flocked surface is ready to receive the color treatment necessary to bring out the various design characteristics thereof.

In coloring the flocked surface, assuming that more than one color is to be applied .thereto, defined areas are separately and independently colored, color areas of the same color being treated at one time, and different color areas being treat! ed successively in a predetermined color sequence. The 00161 areas may or may not overlap, dependent upon whether or not color blending or toning or mixing is desired to produce any desired color effect, such as tinting, shading, high lighting, etc.

In applying color to definitely defined areas, I employ the silk screen stencil method, the necessary screen surfaces being initially pre, pared to have the identical dimensional and shape outline of the design surface to be formed.

I have found that best results are attained by employing a silk screen of rather large mesh.

For example, a screen varying in size from No. 10 (10,000 mesh per square inch) to No. 6 (3,600 mesh per square inch) may be used. I,-have practically demonstrated that very excellent results may be attained by using a No. 8 (6,400 mesh per square inch) screen for the color application and it may be understood that such a screen is employed in forming the decalcomania of the drawings. The advantages of using a screen of the foregoing character appears to lie main-might cause color bleeding that would dis-I turb the desired area segregation of the coloring material. In other words, by employing a screen of the foregoing character, it appears that-I am able to apply substantially only the proper amount of coloring material-to the floc material by a singlepassof an extension device such as the usual squeegee overthe screen surface, thereby avoiding a condition of over-saturation of the floc material which would cause the coloringmaterial to run into adjacent flocked design areas. The coloring material, preferably, takes the 'form of a so-called dyed lacquer, such as nitrocellulose having added thereto, in a manner well known in this art, a dye material of proper color. Or, if desired, an ethyl cellulose lacquer may be employed with good results. These lacquer materials are insoluble in water, and, whichever I employ, it contains a plasticizer like the carrier and floc-supporting filmy, and it, will {use or bond with the nitrocellulose or cellulose acetate material of the floc-supporting fllm.

Lacquer material of the character mentioned is of a translucent nature so that when color areas aresuperimposed, color effects similar to those attained by mixing various paints and color making materials are provided, whereby the maker of the decalcomania design may. with a high'degree of accuracy reproduce any. parcolor blending purposes.

ticular color scheme that may be required. While lacquer material is preferable, particularly with respect to the example illustrated in the drawings, it is to be understood that any other suitable varnish or material capable of receiving The lacquer material, or any other material employed, is preferably given 'a viscous quality,

having, preferably, according to the falling ball method, a viscosity of 20 C. P. S. Also, this material is of a quick drying nature and, preferably, is of such character that it will become dry or set within twenty minutes to one hour's time after its application. If the particular material selected for. the coloring purpose does not have this characteristic, any suitable and well known quick drying agent usually employed in this field may be added to the lacquer material. This addition may be advisable in some instances where overlapping color areas are employed for The quick drying capacity of the dyed lacquer is greatly facilitated by the 'fact that the lacquer as applied to the fioc material is spread over an extensive fl'oc surface which, is directly exposed to the air. These characteristics insure a lacquer material with reduced wetting properties that will slowly wet and soak into the floc material thereby tending to confine the material to the screen covered fioc areas.

this design, as illustrated in Fig. 1', isto apply a carrier film H formed of clear. nitrocellulose lacquer. Or, if desired. this film may be formed of a cellulose acetate lacquer or. any other suitable and well known material employed for carrier films. It will be noted, by referring to Fig. 5 showing the finished design, that the outline of this film follows the general outline of the finished design but it is slightly larger thanthe same. As soon as thecarrier film l l has set or dried sufficiently, I next apply, in the exact outline dimensions of the completed de'si n, a fioc supporting film l2 of white pigmen d nitrocellulose lacquer having the adhesive and other qualities hereinabove referred to. Or, if desired, a cellulose acetate lacquer or any other material having similar characteristics may be employed. The material of the flee-supporting film is bondable or fusible with the carrier film II and it" provides an opaque background for the fioc material (which is also white) which is next added.

Immediately following the application of the fioc-supporting film l2, and while it is in a wet,

I when applied, completely fills out the outline By employing a lacquer material having the foregoing characteristics for coloring purposes, I

" stantially entirely saturate each floc fiber but not to over saturate it. I have further found that an over abundance of material may be applied to the flocked surface without over saturation and without bleeding into adjacent surfaces where a viscous and a rapid drying lacquer is lacquer having these latter characteristics a lacquer coating may in efiect be built upon the top of the flocked surface in addition to saturation of it, causing certain parts of the surface so a p 7 Also, this same result may be attained by the use of floc mate-v treated to stand out in relief.

rial embodying-fibers r varying le h. In any event, by the time. the entire design surface is fully colored, the entire effect is of a thirddimensional nature, producing a .very beautiful and realistic reproduction.

Now referring to the drawings illustrating one decalcomania formed in accordance with my invention, such decalcomania'includes a paper carrier ll of ordinary wettable form having the usual adhesive surface |0=.' The design illustrated takes'theform of a plurality of red roses having green stems and leaves supported in clcse or cluster relation. The first step in-forming shape of the completed design. In this instance, I preferably employ a fioc material having fibers of substantially the same length but, as already pointed out, .in other designs where variable depth appearance effects are, desired, fioc material having fibers of different lengths is applied to selected areas of the. design. In applying floc material of different fiber lengths, I first, preferably, apply the flee-supporting film to only those areas that are to receive the shortest fibers and then. apply the short-fibered floc to the same.

As soon as these short-fibered' areas are 'set or; dried. so to speak, I next apply the floc-supporting film to the surfaces that are to receive the longer-fibered fl oc material. In this way, the long and short-fibered material is not mixed but is confined to predetermined areas for the deemployed, the result being that in employing a After the application of the fioc material I3, asillustrated in Fig, 2, and as soon as the flocsupporting coating I2 has fully set or dried, all

excess floc material is removed therefrom in any desired manner, and a full-flocked surface is presented for color treatment.

In forming the rose design shown in the draw ings, necessary shape characteristics are given to the roses l4, stems l5 and leaves 16 by applying a black lacquer material to color areas II, It and I 9, respectively, thereof, as illustrated in Fig. 3. This, as above explainedds accomplished by using a silk screen stencil structure having screen areas .corresponding in size, shape and location to the black areas l1, l8 and I9 shown on Fig. 3. ,In accomplishing the steps shown in Fig. 3, the

screen is applied directly upon the flocked surquer,which has been dyed black by incorporating therein a suitable dye material. This lacquer is insoluble in water, is fusible and bondable with the flue-supporting fllm I2, is preferably of the viscosity hereinabove noted. and has the ability .to dry within a comparatively short time,

After the screen has been, applied to the flocked surface as stated, the lacquer material is forced or squeezed therethrough in the usual manner to deposit upon the defined areas I1, I! and I9 only that amount of lacquer necessary to color the areas shown in Fig. 3. In this way, as above explained, only the black areas of Fig. 3 are blackened, the material, for reasons already stated, not spreading to or bleeding into surrounding flocked areas.-

As soon as the blackened areas ll, I8 and I! of Fig. 3 have become set or dry, I next color the roses l4 red, as indicated in Fig. 4, and. in

so doing, I complete theoutline, color and other design characteristics of the roses. This is accomplished by using the silk screen stencil method in the same manner as explained in connection with the step of Fig. 3, except that the sten-' cil screen-surfaces have the outline shape only of the roses i4, and the lacquer material is dyed to the proper red color rather than black. In applying this material, as will be noted in Fig. 4,

a the red lacquer material, which is also of the fromthe paper In, the carrier film il carries along with it a substantial part of the adhesive from the paper i so that, when it is applied to the desired surface and smoothed out thereupon to remove all air bubbles, it will adhere tenaciously similarly to an ordinary decalcomania.

I believe that the operation and advantages of my invention will be obvious from the foregoing description. It will be understood that by first applying the fioc material in an uncolored state and then coloring it in place upon the design any desired color eflect may be attained. This is accomplished by blending the colors much in the same manner that one may mix different colored paints or liquids by mixing paints. or liquids or materials of different colors. For example, the combination of the colors yellow and blue provide a green color; and, by placing blue over llow, in carrying out my invention, the green esulting has a blue cast, andif yellow is placed-over the blue'the green resulting has a yellow cast. This same thought is extended to all color combinations. The color blending referred to is accomplished by overlapping color areas and by the'bonding and fusing ability with respect to each other of the overlapping dyed lacquer surfaces. Therefore, incarrying out this invention, one is not limited with respect to color possibilities. One is not limited to commerically available colored fioc materials which, if that should become necessary, would matei rially limit and restrict color arrangements. One

may actually make his color scheme in making ing or blending his colors as they are applied in question is illustrated in Fig. 4, where the outlined leaf and stem portions of the design are given a green color. In carrying out this step,

I employ a silk screen type of stencil like that used in the previoussteps, except that it is pro- ,vided with screen surfacescorresponding in shape only to the leaf and stem areas. Also, I employ a lacquer material similar to that employed in previous colors after the rose lacquer surfaces have become set or dried, and when the lacquer is so applied, the finished product, as appears in Fig. 5, is produced..

It will be seen from the foregoing that upon the completion of the final step shown in Fig.5 the decaicomania is complete and ready for transfer as soon as it has become sufllciently dried or cured or set to permit of that. In this respect,

a few hours" time may be sufficient in some instances and in other instances a much longer time maybe required, dependent upon the'char acter of the materials employed and the use to which the decalcomania is to be put.

The component parts of the completed decalcomania are illustrated in the exaggerated sectional view of Fig. 6. Whenit is desired to transier the formed design to any desired surface,

whether it be wood, fabric, metal, glass, or what' not, it is only necessary to sufficiently wet the paper carrier I! and its glue surface III! to cause it to release the carrier film l l, after-which the carrier film with the decalcomanla. carried. thereby may be slid in the usual manner from the paper carrier ll directly upon the surface intended to receive the same. In so removing it to the flocked surface, all of which would be impossible if, colored fioc material were employed.-

The translucent nature of the dyed lacquer material makes this blending possible but if, as

stated hereinabove, blending is not necessary a sult of all the foregoing, the finished product has 8 third-(11136118101181 effect. It has depth, giving the several parts brought out by color a distinct appearan'ce simulating the natural eye appear- ;ance of the object treated. ,Take the roses and leaves formed, for example, as shown mm, 5,- they stand out as separate, individual units and their surface appearance closely approaches that .of natural roses and leaves.

It is to be further understood that although I haveshown only one form of design embodying my. invention, it may be practiced in the forming of any desired colored desi n. (black or otherwise), whether the color areas be areas distinctly segregated orarranged in overlapping relation for blending purposes. It is also to be understood that, if desired, the depth of the flocked surface may 'be increased by superimposing a plurality of layers of fioc material. For example, if the depth oftwo layers is desired, one layer of the fioc material may be applied to the fioc-supporting mm asabove explained. The i second layer is added b arplrinz to the first this latter material dries, the additional layer terial being bendable with the material of said first coating and having adhesive characteristics in its wet or non-dried condition, a coating of white fibrous fioc material adhesively secured, throughout said second coating, and means for defining design characteristics within the outline of the completed design including one or more coatings of colored lacquer material on said fiocked surface, said latter material being insoluble in water, bendable with said second coating, quick drying and adapted to be absorbed by said floc material at a slow rate, the arrangement being such that the desired design characteristics areprovicled by variation in the color of said latter material and by overlapping certain of said coatings.

2. A decalcomania comprising a carrier member having an adhesive coating, a lacquer or like coating disposed on said adhesive coating, a second lacquer or like coating disposed on said first lacquer coating bendable therewith and having the exact outline size and shape of the completed design, a coating of white fibrous fioc material adhesively secured to and throughout the surface of said second mentioned lacquer coating, and a plurality of lacquer or the like coatings of varying colors disposed upon and absorbed in said fioc material in distinctly segregated areas said white coating, and a plurality of dyed lacquer or the like coatings of varying colors, insoluble in.

water and bendable with said white coating, carried by said floc material in distinctly segregated areas thereof, said variable color coatings providing the shape, line and color characteristics of the design being formed.

' 5. A decalcomania comprising a paper or the like carrier member having an adhesive coating soluble in water, a clear lacquer or like coating insoluble in water'disposed on said adhesive coating and constituting a carrier film of greater outline size than the completed design, a white pigmented opaque lacquer or like coating disposed on said carrier film and constituting a flee-supporting film, said latter film being insoluble in' water, being bendable with said carrier film, being adhesive in a nondry condition and being of the exact outline size and shape of the completed design, a white fibrous fioc material adhesively secured to and throughout the entire surface of said flee-supporting film, and a plurality of lacquer or' the like coatings of varying colors disposed upon and absorbed in said floc material in predetermined area portions thereof, said lacquer coatings being, insoluble in water, bendable with said flee-supporting film and capable of drying at a comparatively rapid rate, the arrangement being such that said variable color coatings provide the shape, line and color characteristics of the completed design.

6. A decalco mania'comprising a carrier member having an adhesive coating soluble in water,

a lacquer or like coating insoluble in water dissize and shape of the completed design, awhite' fibrous floc material adhesively secured to and throughout the-surface of said white coating, and

ber having an adhesive coating, a substantially clear lacquer or like coating disposed onsaid adhesive coating, a white and substantially opaque rality of lacquer or the like coatings of varyingv colors disposed upon'and absorbed by said fioc .material in distinctly segregatedareas thereof,

said variable color coatings providing the shape, line and color characteristics of the completed design. g A v 4. A decalcomania comprising a paper or other suitable carrier member having an adhesive coatsoluble in water disposed on said adhesive coating and adapted to serve as a carrier film for the ing soluble in water, a lacquer or like coating incompleted design, a white pigmented lacquer or like coating insoluble in water disposed on and bondablewith said carrier film, said white coating having adhesive characteristics and the exact outline size and shape of the completeddesign, a

coating of white fibrous floc material adhesively a plurality of translucent, dyed lacquer'or the like coatings insoluble in water and of varying colors applied to and absorbed by said fioc ma terial in selected areas having the shapes of distinct parts of the completed design, the arrangement being such that said variable color coatings provide the shape, line and color characteristics of the completed design, the translucency of the coating material providing variable colorefi'ects by overlapped color areas.

7. A decalcomania comprising a carrier member having an adhesive coating, a lacquer or like coating disposed onsaid adhesive coating, a white pigmented lacquer or like coating disposed on said first lacquer coating bondabletherewith and "having the exact outline size and shape, of the completed design, a white fibrous floc material adhesively secured to and throughout the surface of said second mentioned lacquer coating, and

means for providing finished line, shape and col-' coating disposed on said adhesive coating, an-

other lacquer or like coating disposed on said first lacquer'coating bendable therewith and having secured to and throughout the entire surface of the exact outline sizeand shape of the completed ber having an adhesive coating soluble in water,

a coating of lacquer or like material insoluble in water disposed upon said adhesive coating and forming a carrier film, a coating of lacquer or like material insoluble in water and constituting a fioc-supporting film having adhesive charac- 12. A decalcomania comprising a carrier mem-' ber having an adhesive coating, a lacquer or the teristics and bondable with said carrier film disposed upon said carrier film and having the exact outline size and shape of the completed design, white fioc material applied to and supported throughout the .entire surface of said fioc-supporting film, and-means givingshape and design characteristics to said flocked surface comprising a lacquer or the like material insoluble in water, bondable with said fioc-supporting film and ofselected color applied to distinctly segregated fioc areas, the design characteristics' and segregation of fioc areas being provided by applying material of varying colors, said material being absorbed by the fioc of said areas.

10. A decalcom'ania comprising a carrier member having anadhesive coating, a lacquer or the like coating disposed onsaid adhesive coating, a second lacquer or the like coating disposed on said first lacquer coating, bondable therewith and having the exact outline, size and shape of the completed design, a coating of fibrous fioc material adhesively secured to and throughout the surface of said second-mentioned lacquer coating, a coating of lacquer or the like material disposed on said fioc coating, another coating of fibrous fioc material adhesively secured to said latter-mentioned lacquer coating, and at least like coating disposed on said adhesive coating, a second lacquer or the like coating disposed on said first lacquer coating, bondable therewith and having the exact outline, size and shape of the completed design, a coating of fibrous fioc material adhesively secured to and throughout the surface of said second-mentioned lacquer coating, a coating of lacquer or the like material disposed on said fioc coating, another coating of fibrous fioc material adhesively secured to said latter-mentioned lacquer coating, and a plurality of lacquer or the like coatings of varying colors disposed upon and absorbed in the fioc material of said uppermost layer in distinctly segregated areas thereof; said variable color coatings providing the shape, line and color characteristics of the completed design.

13. A decalcomania comprising a carrier member having an adhesive coating, a lacquer or the like coating disposed on said adhesive coating, a second lacquer or the like coating disposed on said first lacquer coating, bondable therewith and having the exact outline, size and shape of the completed design, a coating of white fioc material including comparatively short fibers ad-. hesively secured to and throughout selected portions of the surface of said second-mentioned lacquer coating, a coating of white fioc material including longer fibers adhesively secured to and coating overlying said adhesive coating and having substantially theexactoutline, size-and shape of the completed design, a coating of white fibrous fioc material adhesively secured. to and throughout the surface ofsaid lacquercoatins,

, and a plurality of lacquer or the like coatings of material including comparatively short fibers adhesively secured to and throughout selected portions of the surface of said second-mentioned lacquer coating, a coating of white fioc material including longerfibersadhesively secured to and throughout the other areas of the surface of said second-mentioned lacquer coating, and at least or the like coating .of predetermined eolocdispoeed upon and absorbed in said flocked varying colors disposed upon and absorbed in said fioc material indistinctly segregated areas thereof, said variable colored c tings providing the shape, line and color cha' cteristics of the completed design. 1

15. A decalcomania comprising a carrier mem-' ber, a lacquer or like coating mounted upon said carrier member and having substantially the exact outline, size and shape of the. completed design, a coating of white fibrous fioc material adhesively secured to and throughout the surface of said lacquer coating, and a plurality of lacquer or the like coatings of varying colors disposed upon and absorbed in said fioc material in distinctly segregated areas thereof, said variablecolored coatings providing the shape, line and color characteristics of the completed design.

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CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION. Patent No. 2,285,u8o. May 19, 1912.

' CLARENCE B. WILKERSON.

It is hereby certified that the name of the assignee in the above numberbd patent was erroneously written and printed as "Davie, Lindsey; Smith 8 Shouts" whereas said name should have been wrgltten and printed as "Davis, Lindsey, Smith 8: Shouts"; as shown by the record of 'aseigments in this office, and that'the said Lettere Patent shouldberead with this correction therein that the same may conformI-to the record of the case in the Pa'tept Office. i

Signed and sealed. this 28th day of July, A. D. 191m,

Henry Van Arsdaie, (Seal) Acting Commissioner of E atents. 

